In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, Orlando Eye general manager Robin Goodchild, right, takes the "golden bolt" from Todd Andrus, head of marketing, Goodchild as workers at The Orlando Eye install the final passenger capsule on the 400-foot tall observation wheel in Orland, Fla.

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, Orlando Eye general manager Robin Goodchild, right, takes the "golden bolt" from Todd Andrus, head of marketing, Goodchild as workers at The Orlando Eye install the final passenger capsule on the 400-foot tall observation wheel in Orland, Fla. (Jim Damaske, Associated Press)

A three-day job fair has been scheduled by Merlin Entertainments for three upcoming attractions on International Drive: Orlando Eye, Madame Tussauds wax museum and the Sea Life aquarium.

The event will be March 13-15 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Potential applicants should go to the Orlando Eye building at 8401 International Drive.

Merlin will be seeking members for its front-line teams, which includes host and team-leader positions as well as admissions, retail, events and "guest-experience" departments. The company, which is the second-largest attractions operator in the world, wants to fill 300 positions.

The attractions are expected to open to the public on May 4. The Merlin attractions are part of the I-Drive 360 entertainment complex, which is just south of the intersection of I-Drive and Sand Lake Road.

Photos and behind-the-scenes shots of the 2015 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. For the first time, the festival will feature topiaries of characters from the hit Disney film "Frozen."

Photos and behind-the-scenes shots of the 2015 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. For the first time, the festival will feature topiaries of characters from the hit Disney film "Frozen." (Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel)

Photos and behind-the-scenes shots of the 2015 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. For the first time, the festival will feature topiaries of characters from the hit Disney film "Frozen."

Photos and behind-the-scenes shots of the 2015 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. For the first time, the festival will feature topiaries of characters from the hit Disney film "Frozen." (Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel)

The 22nd annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival kicks off Wednesday at Disney World. Expect loads of blossoms and topiaries to dot the landscape of the theme park, not to mention learning opportunities and concerts. Here are five things to watch for that we spotted during a sneak preview over the weekend.

+ The Spring Is in the Air garden, installed right behind Spaceship Earth, there are new topiaries that are a year old. What? The big butterfly topiaries were redesigned to give the impression of flight, not the more rigid flat look previously seen at the festival. They were ready to go last year, but they were bumped for the World Cup-themed bed.

+ Speaking of butterflies, the Butterflies on the Go garden will have wider sidewalks and go topiary-free in order to make for more elbow room in the popular area. "I don't know that we'll ever not do this garden," says Eric Darden, horticulture manager for the festival. A Tinker Bell topiary will greet guests outside the...

Short video by Disney Parks as they bring the land of Pandora to life from the film AVATAR.

Short video by Disney Parks as they bring the land of Pandora to life from the film AVATAR.

Disney World has released a video that peeks at the progress of the creative work for the "Avatar" land now under construction at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.

The video -- posted on the official Disney Parks Blog -- shows James Cameron, director of the 2009 film that serves as inspiration for the attraction, squatting to get at eye level of the small-scale model of the area. He is accompanied by creative-development team members including Joe Rohde and other artists and designers.

The video also shows the group, gathered at the Walt Disney Imagineering offices in Glendale, Calif., walking on luminescent pathways and amid glow-in-the-dark props.

"From the details in the plants to the production and design, extraordinary thought and care has gone into this entire world. The teams have really created something special, and it’s not going to be like anything else," Cameron says in the blog post.

The project was announced in 2011, and construction started in 2014. The area is...

Christian music artists Tim Timmons and Plumb will perform at the 2015 edition of Waves of Glory, a daylong concert gathering at Wet 'n Wild water park.

The May 2 event will begin with a battle of the bands format involving eight groups starting at 11 a.m. The headliners will take to the stage beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Timmons will perform selections from his album "Cast My Cares." Plumb will sing tracks such as "Need You Now" and "Drifting." Waves of Glory will take place a few days before her new album -- called "Exhale" -- will be released.

"I'm excited to share new music -- and sunscreen -- with everyone in Orlando," she said.

Competiting in the battle of the bands will be Daniel of Orlando, The Band Justus (Tampa), Tim Serdynski (Lakeland), 7th Surrender (Bartow), Nightshift (Gulf Breeze), Katie Danielle (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.), We Are Vessel (Waycross, Ga.) and My Savior Story (Meridian, Miss.)

The winning group will received $2,000 in cash for production and charitable donations...

+ Sunday is Walmart $5 Day at Orlando Science Center. Translation: It costs five bucks to visit the museum for the day. It's popular, so prepare for parking challenges. (Read about details and options here.)

+ Go see something that isn't there any more. The giant sorcerer's hat at Disney's Hollywood Studios is gone, leaving a clear visual shot at the Chinese Theater, much like when the park (then called Disney-MGM Studios) opened back in 1989. Or check out our photo gallery here.

Sixteen-year-old Haley Hall knows she must concentrate, must be careful. That’s the life of a sword swallower, even one who’s not yet earned her high school diploma.

“If you are trying to focus on a bunch of different things at one time, you’re not being as careful as you can be,” she says.

Haley, considered the world’s youngest living sword swallower, will appear with other nerves-of-steel professionals at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum on International Drive on Saturday afternoon. The occasion is World Sword Swallower’s Day, which is designed to raise money for esophageal-cancer research and increase awareness of the contributions made to the medical and scientific fields by sword swallowers.

A school report on the circus’s migration from Europe to America prompted Haley’s early interest in the entertainment form, which dates back more than 4,000 years.

“As one of my research topics, I had Harry Houdini’s ‘Miracle Mongers and Their Methods,’ which goes through and tells you...